Party Planners

July/August 2008 Issue | Posted by Robyn Lee in Party Planners

9 Cheers for Brigid

Occasion:Brigid turns 9

Party Planner:Brigid’s mom Jane

Place:Our Illinois home

Theme:Cheerleading!

Guests:“We invited about 12 girls (including our four) and one very good-natured boy who helped run the concession stand, applied the football tattoos, and came wearing his sports jersey so that we could cheer for him at the appropriate time.”

Activities:“When the girls arrived, we corralled everyone in the living room and provided hair accessories and lots of glitter gel and hairspray. No one got out un-glittered (even me!). Each child was working on creating their own team pennant as our surprise guest arrived.

As soon as the first girl noticed the fully-uniformed cheerleader making her way up the front walk, the room filled with shrieks and giggles. Our cheerleader is an eighth grader from our parish school and brought all the girls outside to teach them a cheer or two.

The boy and his friend (the older brother of one of the guests) declined our invitation to cheer with us, but entertained us all with their football prowess in the background.”

Snacks:“We finished up with a trip to the concession stand, stocked with red- and-white boxes of popcorn, blow-pops, bags of M&Ms, and Kool-Aid Kool­ bursts. And if that wasn’t enough sugar, we headed back outside to open gifts and ate up a platter of confetti-cake cupcakes topped with phrases such as ‘Go Team’ and ‘Rah Rah Rah.’

Not bad for a never-been-a-cheerleader mom, eh?”

Party Favors: “Yes, much to the chagrin of the parents, the party favors included pom-poms and megaphones.”

Party Supplies

1. Inspire. Get the attention of your party goers with these bright whistles. $2.95 per dozen.­

2. Bag of Bliss. Bring home spirit supplies in this neon bag. $9.95 per dozen.

3. Home Team. Design your own pennants. $4.95 per dozen.

4. Go! Fight! Win!Learn cheers with metallic pom-poms. $11.95 per dozen.

5. Perk up your goodie bags with these little gummies. $5.95 for 38 pieces.

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